part in the world's work. They are especially pro-

ficient in occupations where iron and fire are used in
constructive purposes or where sharp instruments are
handled. Soldiers, surgeons and butchers, machine
workers and iron founders, engineers and men in kin-
dred occupations are of the martial nature. They
also excel in other positions where courage and intre-
pidity are necessary qualities.

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MARS IN THE TWELVE HOUSES

$ 1 Mars in the Ascendant, or First House, when
well-aspected has a most beneficial influence
upon the constitution, particularly if he is in one
of the fiery signs, Aries, Leo or Sagittarius, or
in the sign of his exaltation Capricorn, but some-
times when a weak sign like Cancer is rising and
the other planets are much afflicted Mars in the
Ascendant may infuse sufficient energy into the
body to tide it over the critical period of infancy.
This position also gives energy, ambition, cour-
age, self-reliance and determination which are
exceedingly helpful characteristics to win the
battle of life. It indicates an enterprising and
practical person who will shun no effort in order
to succeed. When Mars is afflicted in the First
House he nevertheless strengthens the constitu-
tion and gives muscular power and endurance,
but he makes the person rash, impulsive, head-
strong and foolhardy. Thus they neglect the
ordinary precautions to guard their health and
become subject to fevers and other inflammatory
diseases, alsa liable to accidents and loss of blood
by lesions of varying magnitude, danger from
fire such as burns or scalds, according to the na-
ture of the afflicting planet. In this respect the
Sun is usually productive of fevers and inflam-
mations. Jupiter gives liability to broken bones
or accident by railroad or rolling stock, Uranus

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and Saturn falls and bruise.s and Venus dis-
eases caused by indulgence of the passional
nature.

$ 2 Mars in the Second House when well-aspected
makes the nature free and generous in finan-
cial dealings with others. The person has a
splendid earning capacity and will make a finan-
cial success in any business of a martial nature
involving the use of fire, iron tools or machinery.
It is also an indication of money by marriage
or legacy, but although the money comes fast
and easy the person will not accumulate wealth
as he is very generous and fond of comfort and
pleasure. When Mars is afflicted in the Seconu
House money will come just as fast as under the
good aspects at times, but at other times the bad
aspects makes the person outrageously extrava-
gant and inclined to be reckless in financial ven-
tures, with the inevitable result that heavy losses
are incurred and the person may find himself
without a cent in the world. A competence may
be made and spent several times during life.
These people never give up, however, and .when
they have met financial disaster they immediately
start to build up anew on the ruins of the old.
They are then usually successful for a time
again, but they can never learn to be more care-
ful and less extravagant, hence they are always
liable to repeated financial shipwreck.

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$3 Mars in the Third House when well-aspected
makes the mind keen, bright and alert, fond of
argument, quick at repartee, ingenious, inventive
and resourceful, with plenty of initiative and
constructive ability. But when Mars is afflicted
in the Third House it gives liability to accidents
on short journeys, a quarrelsome nature spe-
cially liable to get into trouble with brothers,
sisters and neighbors. These people are very
critical towards everybody with whom they come
in contact and therefore generally feared and
avoided when possible.

$ 4 Mars in the Fourth House when well-aspected
gives a strong constitution which is maintained
unimpaired even in old age ; the digestive faculty
is particularly good and consequently the health
and strength are rugged. It makes the native
exceedingly aggressive in his efforts to ''feather
his nest" and accumulate property for old age
and a rainy day. There is also likelihood of a
legacy from the parents. This is a very for-
tunate position, especially if Mars is in Aries,
Leo or Capricorn, but if Mars is weak in Cancer
or Pisces and afflicted by square or opposition,
digestive troubles or dissipation will undermine
the vitality and the person will become more
quarrelsome and disagreeable every day he lives.
He will be liable to accident by fire in the home,
also to fevers and inflammatory diseases. People

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with Mars in this position should leave their
native place as quickly as possible. This may in
some measure relieve the trouble.

$ 5 Mars in the Fifth House when well-aspected
gives an ardent, demonstrative love-nature. It
makes the person fond of athletic exercises, sports
and muscular effort, a clean, masterful man
much admired by the opposite sex or a woman
who is a real "pal" to her male companion.
These people make excellent disciplinarians and
are much beloved by their pupils if placed lu
positions as teachers, or better still as principals
for they make much better leaders than follow-
ers. But when Mars is afflicted in the Fifth
House it makes the person very fickle in his af-
fections. It is on with the new love even before
he is through with the old, an all-around flirt
and therefore likely to get into a great deal of
trouble. Over-indulgence of the amorous nature
is liable to sap the vitality and create dangerous
physical conditions. In a woman's horoscope
there is grave danger of difficulty in parturition.
It also threatens danger of death to a child in
the horoscope of either sex. People with Mars
afflicted in the Fifth House are also liable to
loss through gambling and speculation in stocks,
bonds and securities.

$ 6 Mars in the Sixth House when well-aspected
makes a quick, energetic worker who is likely

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to rise to a prominent position in the employ of
someone else, therefore the larger the firm in
which he seeks employment the better. But he
should not attempt to start in business for him-
self, for people with Mars in the Sixth House
always succeed better when in the employment
of someone else. This position also increases the
vitality and should the person on account of
other planetary configurations in the horoscope
become subject to disease the dynamic energy
and recuperative power of Mars will soon burn
out and eliminate the poisons from the body
and leave it in better health than before. But
if Mars is afflicted in the Sixth House there is
a liability to trouble and quarrels with other
employees or employer. Should the person be
in the position of employer himself he will al-
ways be at variance with his employees and sub-
ject to loss by theft and dishonesty through
them. They will waste his goods and have no
regard for his interests. An afflicted Mars in
the Sixth House also gives a liability to fevers
and inflammatory diseases, danger of burns,
scalds and gun-shots and accidents sustained in
the course of employment.

$ 1 Mars in the Seventh House when well-aspected
gives a capable, industrious and aggressive mar-
riage partner, untiring in the promotion of the
welfare of the family, a strong personality who

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is bound to rule but will do so in a kindly man-
ner. This applies to both sexes, for when in a
man's horoscope the marriage partner is indi-
cated by Mars in the Seventh House she also
will be masculine and will want to take the reins
of government in her own hands. However, as
Mars in the Seventh House gives a tendency to
an early union when the parties are both plastic
they accommodate themselves to these conditions
more easily than if the marriage were consum-
mated at a more mature age. But if Mars is
afflicted in the Seventh House it indicates an
accident or sudden death to the marriage part-
ner who will be of a domineering, quarrelsome
nature and if one of the watery signs, Cancer,
Scorpio or Pisces is on the cusp he will also be
a drunkard and a sex fiend. This latter applies
particularly if Mars is afflicted in Scorpio. Then
he also brings on inflammatory diseases of the
genitals or rectum.

$ 8 Mars in tlie Eighth House and well-aspected
brings financial benefit through the marriage
partner or by legacy. In business it is also good
for gain by partnerships, lawsuits or similar
Eighth House matters. But when Mars is af-
flicted in the Eighth House the financial condi-
tions grow worse after marriage through the ex-
travagance of the marriage partner. Business
partnerships and litigation should also be

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avoided for they are sure to bring loss. People
with Mars in this position should not delay mak-
ing their will for the end usually comes very sud-
denly and unexpectedly.

$ 9 Mars in the Ninth House well-aspected gives
a liberal, broad and progressive view upon all
problems of life. People with Mars in this posi-
tion are likely to take up some cause having for
its object the social or spiritual upliftment of
mankind in general and become very enthusiastic
workers in the particular cult which has aroused
their sympathies. They are fond of a roving
life and benefit by changing from one place to
another, especially by travel in foreign lands.
They have a clean, clear and alert mentality and
a taking way of presenting their views to others.
Therefore they make good missionaries in what-
ever line of propaganda they take up. But if
Mars is afflicted in the Ninth House he makes
people bigoted and fanatical in their views, reg-
ular ranters who disgust all whom they try to
afflict with their ideas, whether they are religious
or atheistic. People with Mars in this position
should never travel, but remain in their native
place for they will always be in danger of acci-
dents on journeys and however much they may
be disliked in their native place they will find a
still worse reception in foreign parts.

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$ 10 Mars in the Tenth House and well-aspected is
one of the best signs of success in life for it gives
an ambitious, enthusiastic nature with an inex-
haustible fund of energy, so that no matter what
obstacles are placed in his way the person is
bound to rise to the top. It gives a masterful
nature and good executive ability so that the per-
son is well-qualified to conduct business and com-
mand others. These people succeed best in mar-
tial occupations where fire, iron or sharp tools
are used in a skilled manner, such as engineers
or machinists, tailors or surgeons, et cetera.
When Mars is afflicted in the Tenth House it
gives the same energy and ambition as the good
aspects but the person will then lack discrimina-
tion and overreach himself with the result that
he will incur the enmity of other people who will
accomplish his downfall and bring him into dis-
repute in the community. Thus the life will be
filled with strife, struggle and unhappiness until
the person has learned to hold himself in leash,
regard the rights of others and abandon his auto-
cratic attitude and self-assertion. This position
also gives liability to accident and slander.

£ 11 Mars in the Eleventh House makes people
leaders in their particular social set, enthusiastic
in the pursuit of pleasure, brings friends among
martial and athletic persons, energy and enthu-
siasm in realizing their hopes, wishes and aspira-

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tions. But if Mars in the Eleventh House is
afflicted it makes the person touchy and sensitive
towards friends with consequent unpopularity
and he is liable to overreach himself in his keen
desire to realize his ambitions in life.

$ 12 Mars in the Twelfth House when well-aspected
may bring the person benefit from the things de-
noted by this house, prisons, hospitals and chari-
table institutions if employed in an official cap-
acity as warden, surgeon or administrator of an
estate or in detective work. But if Mars is afflicted
in the Twelfth House the person is liable to
trouble, sorrow and self -undoing all through life.
He will incur the enemity of other people and
may be confined in prison or an insane asylum.
If Cancer or Pisces are on the cusp of the Twelfth
House Mars will lead him to drunkenness and
dissipation. If Scorpio is on the cusp the vitality
will be sapped through sex or self-abuse. In any
case Mars afflicted in the Twelfth House makes
a social outcast unless there are other redeeming
features in the figure.

MARS IN THE TWELVE SIGNS.

$ T Mars in Aries gives an energetic, enthusiastic
nature, impulsive, aggressive and impatient of re-
straint. No matter what the obstacles in his path
he will attempt the seemingly impossible and
often these people succeed through sheer au-

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dacity. They are original, resourceful, have con-
siderable mechanical ability and the more ven-
turesome an undertaking appears the more it
appeals to them. This position gives an abun-
dance of vitality and a love of sport and muscu-
lar exercise. The person is just as enthusiastic
in his enjoyment of recreation and pleasure as he
is in his work and on that account he gets a great
deal out of life. But if Mars is afflicted in Aries
it gives a violent temper and a liability to acci-
dents, burns, scaldings, fevers and inflammatory
complaints. The mind is also threatened.

Mars in Taurus and well-aspected is a good
indication of an early marriage. It shows
good earning power and a free, generous dispo-
sition with regard to finances, it gives an inte-
rior strength of an unconquerable nature so that
the person wTill always gain his ends by unflag-
ging determination and a quiet persistence that
recognizes no defeat, but presses on towards the
goal that he has set for himself despite all ob-
stacles. It is also indication of money by legacy.
But if Mars is afflicted in Taurus it gives an ex-
ceedingly stubborn, violent and vindictive nature.
Such people will pursue their own way despite
reason, argument or entreaty and if anyone
attempts to thwart them in their purposes they
never forgive. They also have good earning
power but squander the money foolishly so that

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they are very often in financial difficulties and
if a legacy comes to them they are more likely to
lose it through legal trouble than not and they
are sure also to have domestic trouble.

$ n Mars in Gemini when well-aspected gives a
keen, active and alert mentality. People with
Mars in this position never beat about the bush.
They are honest and outspoken and say just what
they mean perhaps at times a little too bluntly,
but at any rate they are no hypocrites. They
love to measure their wits against others in de-
bate and therefore this position makes for success
in law or literature. They also succeed in the en-
gineering professions for they are resourceful,
ingenious and mechanical, apt at learning and
quick to grasp a problem or proposition. But
if Mars is afflicted in Gemini it gives a cynical,
sneering, caustic and critical disposition and
makes these people feared and shunned on ac-
count of their disagreeable nature. These people
are also vacillating and unable to make a decision.
Thus they cannot be depended on to stand by
their word or their promises and if they keep
an appointment once in awhile it happens by
accident. They are always in trouble with broth-
ers, sisters and neighbors and liable to accidents
when traveling. It also gives a predisposition to
bronchitis, inflammation of the lungs, pleurisy
and pneumonia.

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$ <5> Mars in Cancer and well-asp ected gives a bold,
independent and fearless nature with a tendency
to rebel against restraint, a home-loving dispo-
sition, very industrious and ambitious to gather
and protect all things which make for comfort
and luxury, so that he is a good provider for the
home in every respect. But at the same time
people with this aspect aim to exercise unre-
stricted authority over everything and everybody
within the home. They tolerate no other author-
ity there. This position makes the temper rather
uncertain and gives a tendency and a desire for
change of occupation, so that the person never
really settles down to one line of endeavor but
takes up a number of vocations and drops them
as suddenly. If Mars is afflicted in Cancer it
brings domestic troubles, frequent and violent
scenes and quarrels in the home with a tend-
ency to move frequently from one place to
another, inflammatory diseases of the stomach,
and digestive ailments, also accidents by fire in
the home through recklessness or carelessness.

$ SI Mars in Leo and well-aspected gives an active,
industrious and honest nature, fearless and inde-
pendent in all dealings with others, a keen sense
of honor and personal responsibility, hence emi-
nently fitted to occupy a position of trust either
in a public or private concern. These people are
enthusiastic and energetic either in work or play,

320 THE MESSAGE OF THE STARS

lovers of sport and a good time generally. They
are very ardent in their admiration of the oppo-
site sex and woo the object of their affections
with an intensity that carries all before it, over-
rides all obstacles and brings the matter to a
speedy consummation. These people never beat
about the bush but say what they mean in a man-
ner that is often extremely embarrassing in its
directness. They are strong and forceful in their
arguments either for or against that which they
believe or disbelieve and therefore they not infre-
quently arouse opposition on the part of those
who differ with them. They are very venture-
some and often take a pride in risk either in the
pursuit of pleasure or business. When Mars ip
afflicted in Leo it gives a fiery, violent temper
and a liability to fever and inflammatory dis-
eases, palpitation of the heart and hallucinations,
biliousness, fever and there is also danger of in-
ordinate affection, trouble in courtship, loss of
children and loss through speculations. An af-
flicted Mars in Leo gives the same daring as when
well-aspected but the danger of accident is
greater because the person with the afflicted plan-
ets becomes foolhardy and reckless.

$ TT# Mars in Virgo when well-aspected gives an am-
bitious nature and a quick intellect, able to gra.sp
an idea and elaborate upon it. It strengthens the
mental qualities and gives a scientific turn to the

MARS, THE PLANET OF ACTION 321

mind with an ability to apply this faculty either
in research work or in business. The people with
this aspect are therefore energetic and enterpris-
ing in many of the world's industrial affairs.
There their shrewdness and quick-wittedness
bring them success and preferment. This is a
good position for people who are engaged in any
of the industries connected with the sick, such as
nurses, doctors, chemists, the science of sanita-
tion and hygiene, preparation of health-foods
and kindred occupations. If people with Mars
in Virgo are themselves overtaken by disease
this position gives them the ability to recuperate
quickly and makes them less liable to become
chronic invalids as so many other Virgo people
are.

When Mars is afflicted in Virgo it subjects
the mind to worry and irritability, with a tend-
ency to brood over troubles in life which are
mostly illusory. No matter how or where such
people are employed they are always critical to-
ward their fellow-employees and the employer
and dissatisfied with everything connected with
their work. They are also of a dishonest nature
and cannot be trusted in a position of responsi-
bility. This position also makes people over-
indulgent of their appetites and subject to in-
testinal disorders.

$ =?= Mars in Libra and well-aspected gives an ar-
dent, demonstrative and loving nature which is

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very greatly attracted to the opposite sex and
therefore it inclines to an early marriage. It
also gives an enthusiastic love of art and beauty
in all its phases and it makes the person very
popular with the public or in societies of a social
or religious nature. This is an excellent position
for a lawyer, as it will bring much activity in
this line and it is a good indication of general
health. But when Mars is afflicted in Libra it
makes the person very unpopular and subject
to the opposition and criticism of the community,
danger of public scandal on account of unfaith-
fulness in this relation, for Mars in Libra always
produces a strong attraction toward the opposite
sex and if he is afflicted there the nature is amor-
ous and fickle with the natural result that trouble
arises by playing with the affections of others.

$ TTt Mars in Scorpio when well-aspected gives a
keen, sharp and forceful mentality, a rather
blunt manner and an imperviousness to the finer
sensibilities of others, consequently they often
make themselves disliked at first until people get
used to them and realize that they are not such
ogres as they seem. They are very ingenious
and mechanical, with indomitable courage and
inexhaustible energy which carries them over
all obstacles to whatever goal they set themselves.
In this respect they are very selfish and ready
to sacrifice whatever stands in their way. They
make good police officers, soldiers and surgeons

MARS, THE PLANET OF ACTION 323

and are able to fill any other position where a
dominant authority is required, or skill with
sharp tools. In a woman's horoscope it shows
that the husband has good earning capacity, but
is rather too free and generous with his means.
It also indicates the possibility of a legacy.

When Mars is afflicted in Scorpio it brings
out the worst side of the passional nature and
makes the person an inveterate sex-fiend or ad-
dicted to solitary vice that saps the vitality, and
unless corrected it is liable to bring the person
to an early grave. In a woman's horoscope it
indicates that the husband will squander his
money on gratification of self, also that parturi-
tion will be a dangerous event. In either sex
Mars in Scorpio indicates a quarrelsome nature
and a biting tongue.

/ Mars in Sagittarius and well-aspected gives
an argumentative disposition and fondness of
debating on subjects of a serious nature such as
law, philosophy and religion. It makes the per-
son candid and open in all his dealings with
others, full of enthusiasm and ambition, anx-
ious to appear well in the eyes of the community,
although he would scorn to cater to the ideas of
others where they do not coincide with his ideas
of probity and justice. These people make in-
teresting and ideal entertainers, especially in
later life for they are fond of traveling and are
keen observers, hence they always have a fund

324 THE MESSAGE OF THE STARS

of interesting and instructive information which
they are both willing and anxious to impart to
their hearers. These people are also fond of
sports and out-door exercise, in which they usu-
ally excel and a well-aspected Mars in Sagittarius
is an ideal position for a lawyer. It makes for
much success in that direction by sharpening and
quickening the mental and oratorical faculties.
When Mars is afflicted in Sagittarius he
gives a sharp tongue and a quarrelsome dispo-
sition and there is a dishonest streak in the na-
ture, therefore such people are often found gen-
erally disliked in the community and particu-
larly in social circles, for they seem to be always
at variance with the ideas and opinions of others
and adopt a most supercilious attitude toward
those with whom they disagree. These people
are also liable to meet with accidents when they
travel and to sustain a number of broken bones.

,$ V3 Mars in Capricorn when well-aspected adds
much strength to the character for it gives an
ambitious and enthusiastic disposition backed

j by an indomitable courage and a well-nigh inex-
haustible energy together with a patient per-
sistence and perseverance that is bound to over-
come all obstacles and in the end achieve the
desired goal. Therefore people with Mars in this
position are bound to rise in life, particularly
if Capricorn be placed in the Tenth House. It
invites the respect and esteem of the community

MARS, THE PLANET OF ACTION 325

so that people with this configuration are often
offered public appointments in addition to their
private enterprises and they serve well in posts
of honor for they are naturally fitted to take
great responsibilities and carry on great enter-
prises. The wider their scope of action the bet-
ter they like it, for they are superlatively effi-
cient.

When Mars is afflicted in Capricorn there
will be a similar ambition to do great things but
the person will be rash, impulsive and head-
strong so that he overreaches himself and takes
upon himself more than he can carry through.
He will also lack the persistence and persever-
ance necessary to overcome obstacles and as the
disposition will be basically dishonest, though
he may rise on account of his enthusiasm and
pretentious nature to some prominence he is cer-
tain to be shorn of his authority before very
long and become an object of scorn and derision
in the community. There is nothing worse than
an afflicted Mars in Capricorn. It also gives a
liability to accidents affecting the limbs and its
reflex action on the part of the body ruled by
the opposite sign, viz., the stomach, gives a tend-
ency to gastric troubles. People with this afflic-
tion also have a hasty temper and a vindictive
disposition.

7 Mars in Aquarius when well-aspected makes
the person quick-witted and intuitive, ingenious

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and original, enterprising and ambitious, a hard
worker for success in whatever line he chooses
in life. Hence he will gain friendship from oth-
ers who are able to help him realize his hopes
and wishes. These people are also very mechan-
ical and ingenious, particularly in things con-
nected with the electrical science. They also suc-
ceed well as managers, officials or workers in
and for a philanthropic society or public utility
corporation.

When Mars is afflicted in Aquarius it makes
the person too independent, bombastic and re-
sentful of authority, blunt of speech and manner
toward others, but resentful in the highest de-
gree if he is not treated with what he considers
proper respect and consideration. Hence such
people are very difficult to get along with and
often quarrel with everybody around them.
There is a tendency to loss through gambling
and speculation. An afflicted Mars in Aquarius
also gives a tendency to trouble with the eyes
because Aquarius governs the ethers and by re-
flex action the opposite sign Leo may cause pal-
pitation of the heart.

$ ^ Mars in Pisces when well-aspected gives abil-
ity as a detective, warden of a prison or surgeon
in a hospital and kindred positions where the
person does not come in direct contact with the
public, but exercises authority in an obscure

MARS, THE PLANET OF ACTION 327

manner. It also gives a tendency toward secret
love affairs which the person is able to hide from
the public eye. But when Mars is afflicted in
Pisces the indulgence of clandestine intercourse
will bring trouble into the life. There is also
liability to suffer from the attacks of secret ene-
mies and to become enmeshed in the net of the
law and suffer imprisonment, or it may manifest
as an inordinate love of strong drink which will
then cause imprisonment and make the person
a ward of the community. Much trouble and
many misfortunes are indicated because the na-
ture is untruthful.

MARS IN ASPECT WITH THE OTHER PLANETS

O P 6 * A $ The Sun parallel, conjunction, sex-
tile or trine to Mars. The conjunction gives a
tendency to fever, especially if it occurs in
Aries, the sign which governs the head, but it
is curious that people with that configuration
seem also to be able to endure a much higher
temperature than others, and come unscathed
through such a siege of sickness as would have
ordinarily proved fatal. With that exception
these aspects all produce a superabundance of
vital energy which assures their possessor of the
most radiant health all through life. It strength-
ens the constitution and makes the person able
to endure the hardest tasks, and it gives him a

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dauntless determination and courage to face
the greatest odds. Given a plan to follow he
may be trusted to overcome all physical obsta-
cles for he has both executive and constructive
ability together with an indomitable will which
refuses to recognize defeat. The disposition is
frank and open but blunt and often brusque;
they are too intensely bent on whatever they
want to do to waste time in politeness and
suavity, therefore they brush the convention
alities aside without compunction and are con-
sequently not liked by people of too fine sensi-
bilities, but they are men and women of action
and the foremost factors in the world's work;
but for their energy and enterprise the world
would move much more slowly.

O D £ $ The Sun square or opposition to Mars
endows the person with an abundance of en-
- ergy, and the faculty of leadership, but it is
turned to purposes of deviltry and destruction;
the courage implanted by the good aspects be-
comes foolhardiness and the person has a loud,
overbearing, swaggering manner and is ready to
fight at the drop of a hat ; he is always in oppo-
sition to the constituted authority and ready to
rebel wherever he sees a chance; he has an
extremely fiery temper but holds no resentment.
On account of these qualities he is universally
disliked by both employers and his fellow work-

MARS, THE PLANET OF ACTION 329

ers, always in hot water and never stays long
in any place for he is an agitator and trouble
maker. These aspects also dispose to accidents
in which the person may be maimed, to gunshot
and knife-wounds, also to scalding, fevers,
and inflammatory complaints, boils and erup-
tions.

Aspects to the Sun and Mars are" absolutely
necessary to give zest to life; even adverse as-
pects are better than none, for where these
planets are unaspected the person is usually
listless, vapid and will never amount to any-
thing no matter how good the figure may be in
other respects.

A $ Venus sextile or trine to Mars will give
an ambitious, aspiring and adventurous nature,
amorous and extremely demonstrative in its af-
fection, and very fond of sports and pleasures.
It gives the person an abundance of energy and
business acumen, consequently he has a splen-
did earning capacity, but no matter how much
money he makes it just filters through his fin-
gers, for he loves above all things to make a great
outward show and display. Being a free spender
he is also very popular among his associates, and
being as already said of an amorous nature he
marries either very early or his marriage is a
very sudden and hasty one. These aspects are
also indications of money by marriage or legacy.

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9 6 P $ Venus conjunction or parallel Mars does
not always operate in the same manner, but they
are to be classed as good or bad aspects accord-
ing to circumstances and the matter to be
judged. For instance, Mars conjunction Venus
makes the person less blunt and domineering,
more kind and polite, and is therefore good in
that respect, but the conjunction also strength-
ens the passional nature ; especially if it occurs
in Scorpio, and in the Twelfth House it often
leads to self-abuse so that in those cases it is
decidedly bad. Therefore students must exercise
judgment before classing these aspects.

9 D 8 $ Venus square or opposition to Mars gives
a very voluptuous and sensuous disposition liable
to gross exceses in the gratification of the pas-
sions which will sap the vitality. It is likely to
break down the health and constitution, leaving
the person a wreck on the sea of life if it is al-
lowed a free rein. These people are altogether
too generous, especially where the opposite sex
is concerned. They are very extravagant and on
that account spend more than they can afford
on themselves, besides what they squander on
their many amours, so that no matter how much
money they make, they are generally in financial
difficulty, and not infrequently they figure as
defendants in the debtor's court. If Mars or
Venus are in Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces there is

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a tendency to such a dissolute and dissipated
living; such a craving for low pleasures that, if
indulged, it will drag the human being down
below the level of animals.

* A $ Mercury sextile or trine to Mars gives a
keen, sharp, ingenious and resourceful mental-
ity. It makes the person enthusiastic over any
proposition which appeals to him and he has
also the ability to enthuse others and impress
them with his views. He is an indefatigable
worker in any cause which arouses his sympa-
thies, but he is no visionary, he is interested only
in concrete matters. These people love argument
or debate, and they have an inexhaustible fund
of wit and good humor, sometimes blended with
a vein of sarcasm which always strikes its mark,
yet never viciously or malicously. They also
have remarkable dexterity and are able to turn
their hands to whatever task is required and do
it with a speed, facility and expedition that is
astonishing to say the least. They cannot do
anything slowly or by halves ; whatever they un-
dertake must be done with a rush, and they put
their whole energy into it so that they may ac-
complish the task and do it well, hence tlaese
aspects give success in life, in almost any line
of endeavor these people may select, but prob-
ably most in literature or the mechanical arts.

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5 6 P $ Mercury conjunction or parallel to Mars
gives the same mental energy, enthusiasm and
dexterity as the definitely good aspects but
whether they are used for constructive and good
purposes or for destructive and evil depends
upon the aspects, house position and sign which
they occupy. If the configuration occurs in a
sign where either or both are strong and well
placed, as Mars in Aries or Capricorn, or Mer-
cury in Gemini or Virgo, or if they are fortified
by good aspects from the Sun, Venus and Ju-
piter, Mars conjunction or parallel to Mercury
will operate similarly to the sextile or trine as
stated in the foregoing paragraph, wilich see;
but if Mars and Mercury are in one of the watery
signs, Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces, or if either or
both are afflicted by Saturn, Uranus or Neptune,
the conjunction or parallel of Mars and Mercury
will give the same evil tendencies as the square
or opposition which are defined in the next para-
graph.

3 n 8 $ Mercury square or opposition to Mars
makes people quick-witted, sharp and alert,
quick-tempered, impulsive and excitable, liable
to jump at conclusions and act before they think
with the inevitable result that they are always
getting themselves or other people into trouble,
hence they are dangerous associates. They are
born prevaricators and utterly incapable of mak-
ing an exact statement. It is just as natural for

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them to color or exaggerate their statements as
it is to breathe. They are vitriolic in their
wrath and their tongues are more poisonous than
the bite of a rattlesnake, hence they are either
feared or hated by those who are unfortunate
enough to be bound to them by environment;
all who can, shun them. They are bullies who
are bound either to rule or ruin wherever they
are and they allow no obstacle to stand in their
way which can be removed either by force or
slander. They are the acme of selfishness, swag-
ger and consummate egotism. The foregoing
tendencies may of course be modified by other
aspects, but if they are not, such people are a
menace to society. If either Mars or Mercury
are placed in the Sixth or Twelfth Houses or
in any other position so that the bad aspect acts
upon the health, there is a liability to nervous
prostration, brain fever or insanity.

D * A $ The Moon sextile or trine to Mars gives
a wonderful vitality and a strong physique so
that the person is able to withstand almost any
other testimonies of ill-health which are over-
ruled by it. The power of endurance is increased
and the person can survive hardships to which
people ordinarily succumb. It gives a resolute,
courageous, energetic and ambitious mind of a
resourceful and eminently constructive turn.
It makes the person quick but not precipitate in

334 THE MESSAGE OF THE STARS

his decisions. Thus he gains the confidence and
esteem of others and earns considerable money,
but the nature is extremely free and generous
so that money does not stay by these people —
they spend it almost as fast as they get it.

}) 6 P $ The Moon conjunction or parallel to Mars
may be either good or bad according to the sex
of the person and the department of life we are
considering. It strengthens the health and the
vitality, particularly in the horoscope of a
woman. In the horoscope of a man it would
indicate a robust marriage partner of a domi-
neering nature and with respect to the mind it
would make the person very impulsive, particu-
larly if placed in one of the common signs or
in the Third or Ninth Houses. It also gives a
very bad temper but not so bad as the square
or opposition. If Mars is in conjunction or par-
allel to the Moon in Scorpio it gives an abnor-
mal sexual desire which will not be denied, par-
ticularly if Venus is there also. In watery signs
it inclines to drink, and in any place it makes
the person restless and unsettled, for it is like
mixing fire and water.

3) D 8 $ The Moon square or opposition to Mar*
gives a very quick temper and a tendency to
hasty or impulsive expressions and acts that may
cause the person a great deal of sorrow and
trouble. They resent rules or regulations or

MARS, THE PLANET OF ACTION 335

any other measures that tend to curb their de-
sires or the gratification of their appetites in
whatever direction. But if they are in authority
they are very domineering and exacting in their
demands for instant obedience upon the part of
others, nor do they hesitate to use whatever phy-
sical force may be necessary to compel obedience
if they think they can do so without too great
danger to themselves. Sometimes they will take
desperate chances to satisfy their spite. Having
an improperly balanced mind they are foolhardy
in their venturesomeness and upon occasion they
will attempt to do things which no one in his
sane mind would try. On account of the fore-
going characteristics such people make many
enemies and cause a great deal of suffering to
others, particularly among members of their im-
mediate family who cannot very well get away
from them. If these aspects occur in watery
signs, particularly with Mars or the Moon in
Pisces the person is also an inveterate drunkard.
From the standpoint of health they give a tend-
ency to accidents by fire and water, fevers and
acute inflammatory diseases, wounds and gun-
shot, diseases of the genitals, too copious menses,
danger in parturition, and indigestion.

* A $ Saturn sexttte or trine to Mars gives a
determined and energetic nature capable of in-
tense and sustained action and obtaining unusual

336 THE MESSAGE OF THE STARS

results thereby. The executive ability, dominant
forcefulness and endurance of these people is
remarkable and consequently they are constantly
accomplishing what others cannot achieve.
Hence they always rise to prominent positions
and are much esteemed on account of their abil-
ity, but they are seldom liked, for these aspects
also make the character cruel and hard. They
give a strong physique and general good health.

£ 6 PD 8 $ Saturn conjunction, parallel, square
or opposition to Mars are thoroughly bad aspects
indicating a selfish, violent, harsh and cruel na-
ture, quick tempered and vindictive, absolutely
dishonest and untruthful, unscrupulous and li-
able to public disgrace and imprisonment, also to
accident and a violent death, and if one of the
planets is essentially dignified or exalted the evil
influence is much enhanced. It should also be re-
membered that such serious defects do not result
from one aspect alone and if the other configu-
rations in the horoscope are good the foregoing
delineation will only apply in a mild measure.

24 * A $ Jupiter sextile or trine to Mars. It is the
nature of Jupiter to be somewhat conservative
and dignified, but when blended with the fire of
Mars it gives an enthusiasm and an ability to
influence others and imbue them with the same
feelings. It makes the nature noble, sincere, hon-
est and straightforward. This aspect is also

MARS, THE PLANET OF ACTION 337

good for the financial prosperity of the person
for both Mars and Jupiter when well-a.spected
attract money, but they differ in regard to dis-
bursement. Jupiter is somewhat conservative in
that respect, but where the Martian and Jupi-
terian aspects are blended by a good aspect the
result is an ideal, generous nature, neither too
lavish nor too conservative, but able to strike
the happy medium. These people have much in-
genuity and constructive ability and whatever
they do they put their whole heart into it. Hence
they are successful in business and popular in so-
ciety. They are fond of out-door sports and
games. They love to travel and gain much pleas-
ure by so doing. Mars rules the haemoglobin in
the blood which is so important a factor in health
and vitality therefore the good aspects of Jupiter
and Mars increase the red blood corpuscles with
the result that these people have an abundance
of health, vitality, power and endurance.

U P 6 $ Jupiter parallel or conjunction to Mars
strengthens the constitution and increases the
vitality the same as the good aspects. It also
indicates that the person is able to earn much
money and uses it freely and generously, but the
mental qualities are similar to those conferred by
the bad aspects. The person is tricky, deceit-
ful, untruthful, impulsive in judgment and not
to be depended upon. If the conjunction occurs

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in one of the watery signs, especially in Pisces
he will probably be a drunkard though this is
not as certain as with the square and opposition.
These people are generally too plethoric and
liable to apoplexy.

U D S $ Jupiter square or opposition to Mars is
the signature of the gambler and if one of the
planets is in a watery sign, especially in Pisces
he will be a drunkard also, a tricky, dishonest
and disreputable character who always acts
through impulse. With respect to health we find
that these people suffer principally from blood
and liver complaints, the circulation is poor and
the blood is so rich that there is danger of apo-
plexy.

¥ * A $ Uranus sextile or trine to Mars gives an
energetic and ambitious disposition, an original,
ingenious, alert, intuitive mind which is re-
sourceful in the highest degree and able to cope
with great difficulties under trying circum-
stances. Therefore people with this configuration
are naturally of an inventive turn of mind and
successful in bringing their ideas to realization.
Their inventive genius expresses itself usually
along electrical lines, aviation or other unusual
directions for this aspect is one of the marks oi
the pioneer of the Aquarian age, where science
and invention will reach out in directions that
are now entirely undreamed-of even as possibil-

MARS, THE PLANET OF ACTION 339

ties. But while these people are dreamers of
dreams they are also practical, energetic and en-
terprising in a sufficient degree to make their
dreams come true in the world. They have a
wjde vision and a noble nature which rises over
all petty distinctions of race, creed or color and
recognizes in all human beings the divine spark
which is the basis of universal brotherhood.
They may not be exactly religious in the ortho-
dox sense of the word, but their ideas are truly
cosmic, hence they are often mistaken for vision-
aries by those who do not understand them.

6 PHH 8 $ Uranus conjunction, parallel, sauare
or opposition to Mars gives an erratic and eccen-
tric disposition, a violent temper of the worst
nature, an unusual resentment of even the slight-
est restraint and gives the person a stubborn,,
headstrong and dogged determination t» go1
ahead in any line of action upon which he has
decided no matter what the outcome. He will
listen to neither reason nor entreaty but follows
his own course in defiance of all. People with
this configuration often become anarchists of the
reddest type for they do not even stop at the
shedding of blood if other testimonies in the fig-
ure concur. They are cruel, hard and cold with-
out a spark of true love though they may be in-
flamed with passion of the most burning inten-
sity. This is particularly the case when Mars is

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square Uranus and either planet is placed in
Taurus or Scorpio. In a woman's horoscope
Mars square Uranus usually leads to seduction
no matter where placed, but if in Taurus or
Scorpio escape is almost impossible. The other
characteristics of these planets in either config-
uration work themselves out according to the
signs wherein they are placed so that their place-
ment in Taurus or Scorpio work upon the sex
which is governed by these signs. When one of
these planets is in Scorpio if the person takes up
the profession of surgery he will become very
cruel and unfeeling, ready to operate for the
mere pleasure of causing pain and in conse-
quence or in pursuit of this passion he will prob-
ably take up vivisection and develop an unusual
ingenuity in torturing his victims. With Mars
or Uranus in Scorpio or Pisces he will be under-
handed or tricky though he may show a very
different front to the pubilc. In Aries it will
make a rattlebrain, in Gemini and Virgo an un-
usually quick mentality but quick in seeing only
how to trick others, in Sagittarius it will make
the person very materialistic, atheistic or fanat-
ical against the established religion or society,
thus the planets blend their nature with each
individual sign.

^ P 6 O 8 $ Neptune parallel, conjunction, square
or opposition to Mars, see page 402.

tj? * A $ Neptune sextile or trine Mars, see page 402.